With 4 months until baseball in Chicago returns, I thought it would be interesting to look at the all time rankings in both offensive and defensive categories for all iterations of the current 30 teams for the 833 games I’ve identified that I have attended. We continue today on the defensive side of the ball with home runs surrendered.
Based on the raw numbers, the White Sox and Cubs are far and away the leaders in this category, as they are the teams I’ve seen the most. When you adjust the numbers per game, the Expos jump to the top (or bottom, depending on your point of view) of the heap, with an even 2 home runs given up per game. The Braves, Giants, Phillies, Diamondbacks, Miami Marlins, Nationals, and Devil Rays are the only teams below 1 home run per game. The remaining teams fall in between.
| Team Name | Home Runs Surrendered |
|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 565 |
| Chicago Cubs | 399 |
| Minnesota Twins | 73 |
| Kansas City Royals | 51 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 48 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 47 |
| Houston Astros | 47 |
| Cleveland Indians | 46 |
| Detroit Tigers
|
45 |
| Seattle Mariners | 44 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 41 |
| Texas Rangers | 39 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 36 |
| Boston Red Sox | 35 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 |
| San Diego Padres | 27 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 26 |
| Florida Marlins | 23 |
| Oakland Athletics | 23 |
| New York Yankees | 22 |
| New York Mets | 18 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 17 |
| Atlanta Braves | 15 |
| Colorado Rockies | 15 |
| San Francisco Giants | 14 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 12 |
| Montreal Expos | 10 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 8 |
| Washington Nationals | 4 |
| Anaheim Angels | 3 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 2 |
| California Angels | 1 |
| Miami Marlins | 1 |
| Team Name | Home Runs Surrendered |
|---|---|
| Montreal Expos | 2 |
| Anaheim Angels | 1.5 |
| San Diego Padres | 1.5 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1.403846154 |
| Seattle Mariners | 1.375 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1.366666667 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1.346153846 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1.333333333 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1.285714286 |
| New York Mets | 1.285714286 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 1.275862069 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1.205128205 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1.2 |
| Texas Rangers | 1.181818182 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 1.181818182 |
| Houston Astros | 1.175 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1.166666667 |
| Colorado Rockies | 1.153846154 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1.121031746 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1.108695652 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1.097560976 |
| New York Yankees | 1.047619048 |
| Cleveland Indians | 1.045454545 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1.045454545 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1.044502618 |
| California Angels | 1 |
| Florida Marlins | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 1 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0.833333333 |
| San Francisco Giants | 0.823529412 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0.75 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 0.533333333 |
| Miami Marlins | 0.5 |
| Washington Nationals | 0.5 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 0.4 |